strainer

/ˈstreɪnə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstreɪnər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstrā-nər/ (ame, mw)

strainer — 名詞

  • strainersingular
  • strainersplural

1. a kitchen tool full of small holes that lets water or other liquid drain away wh

1.名詞B1
釋義

濾網；濾器

布滿小孔、用來瀝掉液體並留下食物的廚具

a kitchen tool full of small holes that lets water or other liquid drain away while keeping the food behind

例句

Mayumi tipped the cooked pasta into a strainer to drain off the hot water.

Mayumi 把煮好的義大利麵倒進濾網，把滾燙的水瀝掉。

tip something into a strainer to drain liquid

Pour the tea through a strainer so the loose leaves stay out of your cup.

把茶透過濾網倒出來，這樣散茶葉就不會跑進你的杯子裡。

pour something through a strainer

同義詞
  • sieve

    usually finer mesh, often used for flour or sifting dry powder

  • colander

    a bowl-shaped strainer with larger holes, mainly for draining pasta or vegetables

  • filter

    more general; any device that separates solids from a liquid or gas, not only in the kitchen

用法筆記

Subject of the verb is usually a person cooking or the liquid being separated; the tool sits between a pot and a bowl, the sink, or a cup.

常見錯誤

❌I washed the rice in a sieve to keep the water.
✅I washed the rice in a strainer to drain the water.
💡a strainer lets the liquid run out; it does not hold the water in.